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The newest member of Florida's wealthiest club knows a little something about basketball. Former NBA star Michael Jordan who calls Jupiter home has made oodles of money from his Nike sponsorship, but also a giant chunk of change as being the majority shareholder of the Charlotte Bobcats. He's worth $1 billion, according to Forbes, which came out with its annual list of billionaires around the world. This year in Forbes' snapshot valuation, the 29th year the publication has done the ranking, Bill Gates was still No. 1. Worth $79.2 billion, this is the 21st year Gates was the richest person in the world. He's one of 1,826 billionaires in the world, according to...

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The newest member of Florida's wealthiest club knows a little something about basketball.
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Can the Magic afford to keep Harris?
Can they afford to let him go?
The Magic will find out Harris' value this summer when he becomes a restricted free agent.
...

Kobe Bryant soon will pass Michael Jordan for third place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. That is unless another of his body parts goes out or he is suspended for threatening great bodily harm to his teammates.
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Happy anniversary, Jimmy.
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A scar sits near the outside edge of one of Jacque Vaughn's eyebrows.
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Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, won’t be playing basketball his senior season at UCF.
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